Amazon Web Services · VS Code (GitHub Copilot)
Add the AWS MCP server to VS Code (GitHub Copilot)
Managed AWS server: search AWS docs, call AWS APIs and run guided SOP workflows.
1. Add the server
Run in your terminal
code --add-mcp '{"name":"aws","command":"uvx","args":["mcp-proxy-for-aws","https://aws-mcp.us-east-1.api.aws/mcp"]}'Scopes, env vars, OAuth and limits: VS Code (GitHub Copilot) MCP config guide
2. Sign in
VS Code opens the sign-in flow when Copilot first calls a remote OAuth server. AWS runs locally; set any credentials Amazon Web Services asks for before starting VS Code (GitHub Copilot).
3. Try it
Ask VS Code (GitHub Copilot) for something AWS can do. Managed AWS server: search AWS docs, call AWS APIs and run guided SOP workflows. Approve the first tool call and check the result before allowing write actions automatically.
- · mcp.json uses a top-level servers key, not mcpServers.
- · code --add-mcp installs a server into your user profile from the terminal.
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FAQ
- How do I add the AWS MCP server to VS Code (GitHub Copilot)?
- Run: code --add-mcp '{"name":"aws","command":"uvx","args":["mcp-proxy-for-aws","https://aws-mcp.us-east-1.api.aws/mcp"]}'. VS Code opens the sign-in flow when Copilot first calls a remote OAuth server.
- Is this the official AWS MCP server?
- Yes. It is published by Amazon Web Services as io.github.aws/aws-mcp in the official MCP registry.
- Does the AWS MCP server need an API key?
- It runs locally from a package. See Amazon Web Services's docs for any credentials it needs.
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Reviewed Oct 5, 2026. Command generated from the registry record and checked against VS Code (GitHub Copilot)'s documented syntax.